Inaugural lecture of Professor Lina Daouk-Öyry

An inaugural lecture is a formal lecture given by a newly appointed professor or teaching professor to mark their official start in the role. It is an opportunity to present their research and academic journey to colleagues, students, and the public.

About Professor Lina Daouk-Öyry

Lina Daouk-Öyry is Professor of Management and Organizational Psychology at BI Norwegian Business School. Working across disciplinary and institutional boundaries, her scholarship has spanned personality and cross-cultural psychology in the Arab MENA region, healthcare, evidence-based management, organizing in contexts of chronic adversity, and, more recently, migration and inclusion in the Nordics. Central to her work is a commitment to contextually embedded scholarship that connects rigorous knowledge production with practice and societal contribution. Her work has included developing the first indigenous model of personality in the Arab world, creating scholar-activist initiatives following the Beirut port explosion, and advancing workplace inclusion through research and policy initiatives across the Arab region and Europe. She is the recipient of the Arab Fund Distinguished Scholar Award 2020, and her scholar-activist work was recognized by AACSB’s Innovations That Inspire initiative.